Celebrities and advocacy teams on Tuesday provided an outpouring of assist for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was hospitalized that morning for accidents from what police have referred to as a potential hate crime in Chicago.

In keeping with Chicago police, two males yelled racist and homophobic slurs at Smollett earlier than beating him and pouring “an unknown chemical substance” on him. One of many males put a rope round Smollett’s neck.

Police referred to the incident as a “potential racially-charged assault and battery” and are investigating it as “a potential hate crime.”

20th Century Fox Tv, the community which airs “Empire,” condemned the “despicable act of violence and hate,” and referred to as Smollett “resilient and robust.”

“We’re deeply saddened and outraged to study member of our EMPIRE household, Jussie Smollett, was viciously attacked final evening,” the community mentioned in a press release. “We ship our like to Jussie, who’s resilient and robust, and we are going to work with regulation enforcement to convey these perpetrators to justice. The complete studio, community and manufacturing stands united within the face of any despicable act of violence and hate — and particularly towards one in all our personal.”

A number of of Smollett’s colleagues on the present provided phrases of sympathy and assist on Twitter, together with visitor star Vivica A. Fox.

I am simply now listening to the information in regards to the mindless hate assault on my #EMPiRE Nephew @JussieSmollett IM SO ANGRY AND HURT ABOUT THIS! THIS MUST STOP!! SPREAD LOVE NOT HATE! PRAYERS UP TO U NEPHEW! 😢😢🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/p4GqfNW3An

“Jussie, you’re my son,” Daniels mentioned. “You didn’t deserve, nor anyone deserves, to have a noose put round your neck, to have bleach thrown on you, or to be referred to as ‘Die, faggot, nigger,’ or no matter they mentioned to you. You’re higher than that. We’re higher than that. America is best than that. It begins at residence, yo. Now we have to like one another no matter what sexual orientation we’re, as a result of it reveals that we’re united on [a] united entrance. And no racist fuck can are available and do the issues that they did to you. Maintain your head up, Jussie.”

Co-creator Danny Robust referred to as Smollett “a form and profoundly proficient soul,” and referred to as the perpetrators “nothing however hate crammed cowards.”

I’m deeply horrified and saddened by the racist and homophobic assaults towards @JussieSmollett. He’s a form and profoundly proficient soul whom I respect with all my coronary heart. The fear of racism and homophobia has no place in our society, it’s the most indecent solution to reside…

— Danny Robust (@Dannystrong) January 29, 2019

…whoever did this, don’t forget that you’re nothing however hate crammed cowards whereas Jussie’s expertise and activism will proceed to shine a vibrant gentle on to the world for many years to return.

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